The dangers of fatigue among fleet drivers have been highlighted by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) following what is believed to be the first successful prosecution of its kind. Last week at Nottingham Crown Court, Renown Consultants Limited were found guilty of breaches of the Health and Safety at… Read more »
First Mile charges ahead with five zero-emission Mercedes-Benz eVito vans from S & B Commercials
A multi-award-winning recycler has become one of the first customers to take delivery of fully electric Mercedes-Benz eVito vans since members of the manufacturer’s UK Retail network began taking orders for the ground-breaking model in January. Leading recycling company First Mile’s five long-bodied eVito PURE L2s were supplied by Dealer… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter goes to ground for Holt JCB
The prospect of efficient, round-the-clock back-up was instrumental in convincing long-serving construction dealer Holt JCB to set its own aftersales team on the road in a new fleet of more than 30 Mercedes-Benz vans. The front-wheel drive Sprinters also offer an additional 100 kg of payload allowance compared to the… Read more »
Renault Trucks selects EO Charging as partner in campaign to smooth transition to E-mobility
Renault Trucks UK has selected EO Charging, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle charger manufacturers, as charging partner in its first retail and SME e-mobility campaign. The first 50 Renault Trucks Master ZEs ordered by retail and SME operators in the UK in 2020 will receive a free 22kW… Read more »
British commercial vehicle production down -10.7% in January
UK commercial vehicle production declined -10.7% in January, with 8,202 units manufactured, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The fall in output follows an unusually buoyant January 2019, which saw the number of vans, trucks, buses and coaches leaving production lines increase by almost half. In… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Vans Retailer Rossetts Commercials presents a stylish new face in Aldershot
Visitors to the Aldershot branch of Mercedes-Benz Vans Retailer Rossetts Commercials are assured of a warm welcome at its smartly refurbished dealership in the Hampshire town. The company has given its Eastern Road premises a £150,000 facelift. Gone are the previous, unattractive brick frontage and imposing fencing. Instead, the building… Read more »
DPD boosts electric fleet to 600 with UK’s first MAN Truck & Bus 3.5t right-hand drive electric vans
The parcel industry EV leader DPD has agreed a deal with vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus UK for 100 eTGE electric vans. The deal means that DPD will have the largest 3.5t electric van fleet in the UK, taking its electric fleet to 600 vehicles in total. The 3.5t… Read more »
FTA response to ban on new petrol, diesel and hybrid vans
In response to the news (4 February 2020) that a ban on purchasing new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars and vans in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035, Christopher Snelling, Head of UK Policy at FTA comments: “In the view of FTA, the 2035 target is very… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Sprinters deliver the daily bread for JG Ross
Aberdeenshire bakery JG Ross stuck to its proven recipe for success when ordering a batch of four Mercedes-Benz Sprinters from local Dealer BLS Truck & Van. Inverurie-based JG Ross has been relying on Mercedes-Benz vehicles since the 1980s, and today every one of its 14 vans wears a three-pointed star…. Read more »
Alternatives to “almost niche” electric vans needed for fleets who want to hit zero emissions, says FleetCheck
Alternatives to “niche” electric vans are needed for fleets that want or need to make their operations zero emissions in the medium term, says FleetCheck. The fleet software specialist says that, while it is good news that more electric van models are becoming available in larger numbers in 2020, they… Read more »
